USPTO Patents Application 09870801

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PATENT
Customer Number 22,852
Attorney Docket No.: 7451 .0001-18
InterTrust Ref. No.: 5.2.1 (US)

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE £ =ss

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
Washington, D.C. 20231

Prior Application Art Unit: 2768 Prior Application Examiner: G. Barron, Jr. °§ ^£

SIR: This is a request for filing a

IEI Continuation □ Continuation-in-Part □ Divisional Application under 37 C.F.R.
§ 1 .53(b) of pending prior application Serial No. 09/342,899 filed June 29, 1999 of Karl
L. Ginter, Victor H. Shear, Francis J. Spahn, and David M. Van Wie, for SYSTEMS AND
METHODS FOR SECURE TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONIC
RIGHTS PROTECTION

1 . |EI Enclosed is a complete copy of the prior application, including the

drawings but without the Oath or Declaration. I hereby verify that the
attached papers are a true copy of prior application Serial No. 09/342,899
as originally filed on June 29, 1999, which is incorporated herein by
reference.

2. □ Enclosed is a substitute specification under 37 C.F.R. § 1 .125.

3. □ Enclosed is a Request for Non-Publication of Application and Certification

Under 35 U.S.C. § 1.22(b)(2)(B)(i).

LAW OFFICES

nnegan, Henderson,
Farabqo^ Garrett

& DlTNNER, L.L. P.

AN FORD RESEARCH PARK

700 HANSEN WAY
>ALO ALTO, CALIF. 94304
650-849-6600

El Cancel Claims 1-90.

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6.

A Preliminary Amendment is enclosed.

The filing fee is calculated on the basis of the claims existing in the prior
application as amended at 4 and 5 above.

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Basic Application Filing Fee

$710

$ $710.00

Number of Claims

Basic

Extra Claims

Total Claims

38

20

18

x$18

$ 324.00

Independent Claims

6

3

3

x$80

$ 240.00

TOTAL APPLICATION FILING FEE

$ 1,274.00

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A check in the amount of $1 ,274.00 to cover the filing fee is enclosed.

The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any fees which may be
required including fees due under 37 C.F.R. § 1.16 and any other fees due
under 37 C.F.R. §1.17, or credit any overpayment during the pendency of
this application to Deposit Account No. 06-0916.

9.

10.
11.

El Amend the specification by inserting before the first line, the following new
paragraph:

This is a |EI continuation □ division of application Serial No. 09/342,899,
filed June 29, 1 999, which is a continuation of application Serial No. '
08/780,545 filed January 8, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,917,912), which is
a divisional of application Serial No. 08/388,107, filed February 13, 1995
(now abandoned), all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

□ New formal drawings are enclosed.

M The prior application is assigned of record to: InterTrust Technologies
Corporation.

12. □

LAW OFFICES

mnegan, Henderson,
Farabcw, Garrett

S DUNNER, L. L.P.
ANFORD RESEARCH PARK

700 HANSEN WAY
ALO AtXO, CALIF. 94304
650-649-6600

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14.

Priority of application Serial No. fText], filed on [Text] in [Country] is
claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 119. A certified copy

□ is enclosed or □ is on file in the prior application.

A verified statement claiming small entity status

□ is enclosed or □ is on file in the prior application.

The power of attorney in the prior application is to at least one of the
following: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT &
DUNNER, L.L.P., Douglas B. Henderson, Reg. No. 20,291; Ford F.
Farabow, Jr., Reg. No. 20,630; Arthurs. Garrett, Reg. No. 20,338;

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Donald R. Dunner, Reg. No. 19,073; Brian G. Brunsvold, Reg. No. 22,593;
Tipton D. Jennings, IV, Reg. No. 20,645; Jerry D. Voight, Reg. No. 23,020;
Laurence R. Hefter, Reg. No. 20,827; Kenneth E. Payne, Reg.
No. 23,098; Herbert H. Mintz, Reg. No. 26,691; C. Larry O'Rourke, Reg.
No. 26,014; Albert J. Santorelli, Reg. No. 22,610; Michael C. Elmer, Reg.
No. 25,857; Richard H. Smith, Reg. No. 20,609; Stephen L. Peterson,
Reg. No. 26,325; John M. Romary, Reg. No. 26,331 ; Bruce C. Zotter,
Reg. No. 27,680; Dennis P. O'Reilley, Reg. No. 27,932; Allen M. Sokal,
Reg. No. 26,695; Robert D. Bajefsky, Reg. No. 25,387; Richard L. Stroup,
Reg. No. 28,478; David W. Hill, Reg. No. 28,220; Thomas L. Irving, Reg.
No. 28,619; Charles E. Lipsey, Reg. No. 28,165; Thomas W. Winland,
Reg. No. 27,605; Basil J. Lewris, Reg. No. 28,818; Martin I. Fuchs, Reg.
No. 28,508; E. Robert Yoches, Reg. No. 30,120; Barry W. Graham, Reg.
No. 29,924; Susan Haberman Griffen, Reg. No. 30,907; Richard B.
Racine, Reg. No. 30,415; Thomas H. Jenkins, Reg. No. 30,857; Robert E.
Converse, Jr., Reg. No. 27,432; Clair X. Mullen, Jr., Reg. No. 20,348;
Christopher P. Foley, Reg. No. 31,354; John C. Paul, Reg. No. 30,413;
David M. Kelly, Reg. No. 30,953; Kenneth J. Meyers, Reg. No. 25,146;
Carol P. Einaudi, Reg. No. 32,220; Walter Y. Boyd, Jr., Reg. No. 31 ,738;
Steven M. Anzalone, Reg. No. 32,095; Jean B. Fordis, Reg. No. 32,984;
Roger D. Taylor, Reg. 28,992; Barbara C. McCurdy, Reg. No. 32,120;
James K. Hammond, Reg. No. 31,964; Richard V. Burgujian, Reg. No.
31,744; J. Michael Jakes, Reg. No. 32,824; Thomas W. Banks, Reg. No.
32,719; Christopher P. Isaac, Reg. No. 32,616; Bryan C. Diner, Reg. No.
32,409; M. Paul Barker, Reg. No. 32,013; Andrew Chanho Sonu, Reg. No.
33,457; David S. Forman, Reg. No. 33,694; Vincent P. Kovalick, Reg. No.
32,867; James W. Edmondson, Reg. No. 33,871; Michael R. McGurk,
Reg. No. 32,045; Joann M. Neth, Reg. No. 36,363; Gerson S. Panitch,
Reg. No. 33,751; Cheri M. Taylor, Reg. No. 33,216; Charles E. Van Horn,
Reg. No. 40,266; Linda A. Wadler, Reg. No. 33,218; Jeffrey A. Berkowitz,
Reg. No. 36,743; Michael R. Kelly, Reg. No. 33, 921; James B. Monroe,
Reg. No. 33,971; Doris Johnson Hines, Reg. No. 34,629; Allen R. Jensen,
Reg. No. 28,224; Lori Ann Johnson, Reg. No. 34,498; and David A.
Manspeizer, Reg. No. 37,540.

LAW OFFICES

mnegan, Henderson,
Farabqw, Garrett
$ Dunner,l.l.p.

ANFORD RESEARCH PARK

700 HANSEN WAY
ALO AUTO, CALIF. 94304
650-849-6600

1 5. □ The power appears in the original declaration of the prior application.

16. Q Since the power does not appear in the original declaration, a copy of the

power in the prior application is enclosed.

1 7. ^ Please address all correspondence to FINNEGAN, HENDERSON,

FARABOW, GARRETT and DUNNER, LLP., 1300 I Street, N.W.,

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Washington, D.C. 20005-3315, Customer Number 22,852.

18. [X] Recognize as associate attorney Linda J. Thayer, Reg. No. 45,681

1 9. □ Also enclosed is

PETITION FOR EXTENSION . If any extension of time is necessary for the filing of this
application, including any extension in the parent application, serial no. 09/342,899,
filed June 29, 1999, for the purpose of maintaining copendency between the parent
application and this application, and such extension has not otherwise been requested,
such an extension is hereby requested, and the Commissioner is authorized to charge
necessary fees for such an extension to our Deposit Account No. 06-0916. A duplicate
copy of this paper is enclosed for use in charging the deposit account.

LAW OFFICES

necan, Henderson,
arabow, Garrett

% DUNNER/L. L. P.

NFORD RESEARCH PARK

700 HANSEN WAY
LO ALTO, CALIF. 94304
650-849-6600

Respectfully submitted,

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.

Dated: May 31,2001

Linda ^ Thayer
Reg. No. 45,681